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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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Private postal PIN Group 'could go bankrupt': German press
- 2007-12-08
BERLIN AFP — The PIN Group, a private postal services company which will announce layoffs of more than 1,000 of its 9,000 employees, could go bankrupt. Axel Springer, Europe's biggest newspaper publisher and 65 percent owner of the group, envisages "stopping PIN payments, if necessary," reported Der Spiegel, citing sources...
Axel Springer planning multimedia offensive in 2007
- 2007-03-07
BERLIN AFP — German newspaper publisher Axel Springer is looking to invest heavily in its Internet services this year in a move that could put the brakes on earnings growth, chairman Mathias Doepfner said on Wednesday. After achieving record earnings for the third year in a row in 2006,...
New Axel Springer daily takes on Poland's quality press
- 2006-04-18
WARSAW AFP — German publishing giant Axel Springer has launched a new daily in its latest foray into the Polish market, a bold venture that has sparked a circulation battle with Poland's biggest quality newspaper. Targeting young, educated readers, Dziennik The Daily aims to take on Gazeta Wyborcza, a...
Springer to invest outside Germany if plans to buy ProSiebenSAT1 fail
- 2006-01-11
FRANKFURT AFP — German newspaper publisher Axel Springer will look to expand outside Germany if competition authorities block its plans to take over commercial television group ProSiebenSAT1, chairman Mathias Doepfner was quoted as saying in a newspaper report. "Axel Springer has tried since the 1960s to move into television...
Germany's Springer offers to sell ProSieben TV after takeover
- 2006-01-11
BERLIN AFP — German newspaper publisher Axel Springer said it was prepared to sell the ProSieben television station in order to obtain approval from the German competition authorities for its plan to take over the parent company, commercial television group ProSiebenSAT1. Springer said it had received a letter from...
Springer set to pull out of race for Daily Telegraph
- 2004-05-27
FRANKFURT AFP ? German newspaper publisher Axel Springer has pulled out of the race to buy the British Daily Telegraph newspaper because it is not prepared to pay the asking price, industry sources revealed. Axel Springer was not immediately available to comment on the information. Springer, which publishes...
Springer prepared to pay up to one bln euros for Daily Telegraph
- 2004-04-16
FRANKFURT AFP ? German newspaper publisher Axel Springer is prepared to pay up to 700 million pounds (1.05 billion euros, 1.26 billion dollars) for the British Daily Telegraph, the German business daily Handelsblatt reported. Handelsblatt, quoting company sources, said Springer chairman Mathias Doepfner flew to London on Thursday to...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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